haill

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English

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Verb

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haill

  1. Obsolete spelling of hail.

Anagrams

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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haill

  1. h-prothesized form of aill

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Short form of vahaill (a dialect form of vadhald), from Old Norse vaða (to wade) and hald (a grip).

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Noun

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haill n (definite singular haillet, uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, folklore, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) sexual intercourse before fishing, for the purpose of getting a good catch